White Nationalism on the rise: How unrestricted social media access has attracted violent young men
By Sophie Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University White Nationalists keep showing up in the hearings of the U.S. House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Evidence is mounting that white...
Why lawmakers who voted against President Biden’s popular policies take credit for them before midterms
In their year and a half in power, Democrats have put in place policies that are widely popular. The infrastructure projects provided for under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act are so popular, in fact, that Republicans who voted against the law are nonetheless taking...
How fanatical election deniers in Wisconsin use Trump’s “Big Lie” to reshape the battleground state
Ever since claims of election fraud arose in 2020, Wisconsin has seen its share of quixotic attempts to taint the presidential results. A group of phony electors tried to claim the state’s electoral votes for Donald Trump. Wisconsin’s top lawmaker launched a yearlong...
A Water Centric City: New self-guided interactive walking tour focuses on Milwaukee’s water identity
The City of Milwaukee launched the Water Current Tour on October 18, a self-guided walking tour that draws visitors from Downtown and the Historic Third Ward to locations throughout Walker’s Point, along the Water Technology District, and into the Harbor District. The...
Port Milwaukee celebrates city’s growing Great Lakes cruise industry and its rebound since COVID pandemic
Mayor Cavalier Johnson was joined by officials from the City of Milwaukee, the State of Wisconsin, and the Great Lakes region on October 19 to celebrate a banner year for the city’s growing cruising industry. Mayor Johnson announced that his 2023 Proposed Budget would...
Freshwater Ecosystems: Ballast water management is reducing the flow of invasive species into Great Lakes
By Anthony Ricciardi, Professor of Biology, Redpath Museum & Bieler School of Environment, McGill University Freshwater ecosystems are threatened by a host of environmental stressors from human activities. Among the most insidious and impactful of these is...
DNR releases tool to understand PFAS contamination in Wisconsin on anniversary of Clean Water Act
Governor Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), launched the PFAS Interactive Data Viewer on October 18, a new tool to understand how polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are impacting Wisconsin’s lands and waters. The PFAS...
Irpin’s Reconstruction: Fundraising videos seek help for local families who lost their homes in the war
Milwaukee’s Sister City of Irpin began publishing video stories about local families who saw their homes destroyed in February and March by the brutal Russian invaders. The effort is part of an Irpin Reconstruction Fund to assist displaced residents. Former...
Global Target: Fears grow that Russia will attack undersea cables to disrupt Internet infrastructure
By David Stupples, Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of Electronic Warfare, City, University of London It may never be possible to determine definitively if underwater explosions on September 26 at the two Nord Stream gas pipelines were...
Beginning of the End: With all of Russia’s war failures it might be time to imagine a world without Putin
By Matthew Sussex, Fellow, Strategic and Defense Studies Centre, Australian National University Vladimir Putin’s bizarre ceremonies formalizing Russia’s illegal annexation in September of some 15% of Ukraine once again revealed the yawning chasm between Kremlin...
Earnell Lucas resigns early as Milwaukee County Sheriff to take senior security position with Fiserv
Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas announced on October 21 that he would be serving as Fiserv’s Vice President of Security for Wisconsin starting on October 24. In this new role, Lucas will be involved in every aspect of physical security, integrity...
Some crimes no longer pay: Trend shows bank robberies in decline with shift to cashless economy
By Jay L. Zagorsky, Clinical associate professor, Boston University Bank robbery is a high-profile crime that fascinates many people. Movies have been made about famous bank robbers like Bonnie and Clyde, JohnDillinger and Butch Cassidy. There is even a new movie that...
